Question

Bad Bob is a basketball player. He has made a total of 51 baskets and missed a total of 563 baskets.

What is the probability of Bad Bob making a basket?
a) 51/614
b) 0.083
c) 8.3%
d) 51/563

Answer 1

The probability of Bad Bob making a basket is 51/614, which can also be expressed as 0.083 or approximately 8.3%.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asked about the probability of Bad Bob making a basket. To find this, we need to consider the total number of shots Bad Bob has taken, which is the sum of the made and missed baskets (51 made + 563 missed = 614 total). The probability of making a basket is then the number of baskets made divided by the total number of shots.

The probability that Bad Bob makes a basket is 51/614. To express this as a decimal, we divide 51 by 614, which gives 0.083 when rounded to three decimal places. As a percentage, this is approximately 8.3%.

The correct answer is therefore part (a) which is 51/614, and this value is equivalent to the decimal (b) and the percentage (c) presented in the options.